Live Music: 10 coolest concerts coming to Charlotte in March

First, a playlist featuring songs from the 10 artists below:

March 2: Marcus King (with The Shady Recruits), The Empire Strikes Brass, HIPGNOSTIC, The Up and Up, AKITA

Guitar virtuoso Marcus King kicks off Unknown Brewing’s 5.5ish Anniversary Music Festival.

Location: The Unknown Brewing Company
Time: 4 p.m.
Tickets: FREE

March 4: Dr. Dog, The Nude Party

The Philly band’s 2018 album, “Critical Equation,” peaked at No. 4 on the US Indie chart.

Location: Neighborhood Theatre
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25-$32

March 5: Citizen Cope, David Ramirez

The singer-songwriter visits The Fillmore just days after the release of his first album in seven years, “Heroin and Helicopters.”

Location: The Fillmore
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $31

March 7: The Motet, NO BS! Brass Band

The seven-piece band’s brand of funk is upbeat, groovy and guaranteed to make you move.

Location: Neighborhood Theatre
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25-$35

March 9: P!NK, Julia Michaels

The singer hits the Spectrum Center as part of her Beautiful Trauma World Tour coming off of her second straight chart-topping album.

Location: Spectrum Center
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $176-$1,000 (only Official Platinum and Verified Resale tickets remain)

March 13: Tank and the Bangas, Maggie Koerner, Alfred Banks

The New Orleans funk-soul band broke out after winning NPR’s 2017 Tiny Desk Contest and haven’t looked back since.

Location: Neighborhood Theatre
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20-$30

March 15: Chatham County Line

The North Carolina bluegrass band returns to the intimate McGlohon Theater a week after the release of their eighth studio album, “Sharing The Covers.”

Location: McGlohon Theater
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $27.50-$47.50

March 16: Dumpstaphunk, AKITA

The heavy master funksters out of New Orleans headline USNWC’s Green River Revival.

Location: U.S. National Whitewater Center
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Tickets: FREE

March 22: John Mellencamp

The 67-year-old musician seems to be working as hard as ever, and continues to put out records, including his latest, “Other People’s Stuff,” which came out Dec. 7, 2018.

Location: Ovens Auditorium
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $154-$336.18 (only Official Platinum and Verified Resale tickets remain)

March 24: Travis Scott, Sheck Wes

The rapper, whose 2018 album “Astroworld” reached the top spot in the US charts, has earned six GRAMMY nominations since 2013.

Location: Spectrum Center
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $39.95-$234

Looking for more things to do? Here are the 19 coolest events in March and our complete calendar of cool events in Charlotte.